Towards a theological synthesis of Christian and Shona views of death and the dead: implications for pastoral care in the Anglican diocese of Harare, Zimbabwe

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20414 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20414 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20414 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/28/21 2012-06-15 13:03:34 2019-01-23 09:54:54 2012-06-15 13:03:34 thesis show 0 Sitshebo Wilson T. Parratt John K. ftp://ubira.bham.ac.uk/eTheses/2821_Sitshebo/ University of Birmingham Towards a theological synthesis of Christian and Shona views of death and the dead: implications for pastoral care in the Anglican diocese of Harare, Zimbabwe unpub BL BV DT 30sch_hist Dual religious observance, Anthropology, Folklore, Philosophy, Religion In this contextual study I investigate why and how the traditional approach to mission, engaged by Anglican missionaries, gave rise to a dual observance of ritual among Shona Anglican Christians. I begin by establishing the significance and essence of Shona views of death and the dead, then investigate the missionaries' historical background. I highlight that Christian arrogance, in the guise of racial superiority, underlies the confrontational and condemnatory approach. Traditional views were considered evil, in their place, Shona converts were forced to adopt western Christian views as the only acceptable and valid way of coping with this eschatological reality. These views did not usually fit the Shona worldviews and religious outlook, hence the adoption of dual observance. For some, life continues to be classified as either Christian or traditional and never both. However, some present Shona Anglican practices reflect a desire to integrate the two. Unless there is this integration, the Church remains other and irrelevant to the Shona people. The ultimate aim of this thesis is to advocate for a theological synthesis of Christian and Shona traditional views. I argue that such a synthesis, patterned on the interactive dialogical model, could lead to the cessation of confrontation and condemnation and its attendant dual observance, and enhance the development of a Shona Christian theology of death and the dead which provides for relevant and sensitive pastoral care. 2001 2000-08 graduation 2151463 eng blscanned This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 421 University of Birmingham School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Department of Theology and Religion d_ph na 2001 graduation